09-23-1975 Council Meeting Minutes

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! • � ORONO COUNCIL P'IEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 23, 1975 Page 3 � Bruce P�Ialkerson spoke with Mickolsen later that OCTOBER 10 DEADLIrIE afternoon and reviewed for him tl�e �'�_�'-.� and (Continued) � the request by the City that Hennepin County allow the City to file its assessment roll after � the October 10 deadline. He stated that in 1965, � the county allowe� the Park Board to file an assessment late only because there had been a large � storm that had destroyed hundreds of t�ees and the Park Board did submit a certification by October 10, and submitted a spreading of those figures shortly thereaftere He noted that last year because of • the Fiscal Desparities Act, the Auditor's OrL�ce � had a difficult time in preparing the tax statements but that did not necessarily mean that the County , allowed municipalities to submit assessments and other tax information after October 10 of that year. � He stated that he had spoken with �iJayr.e J�hnson, the Legal Auditor and Treasurer for the Caunty, • and P�Zro Johnson stated that althovgh h� �•�otl�_d like to be able to accommodate the City in rhi� matter, he � feels that to do so would set a precea�nt which • would allow other cities in the future to submit their data, after the October 10 deadlineo To allow ` cities to so submit data, would resul� in much additional work for the County and would probably � preclude the County being able to prep�re the tax statements on time. Iiickey has state� that the � County was at this time preparing a letter ' addressed to all clerk-administrator:� �nforming the cities that the assessments and tax �n�o-rm�tion must � be submitted prior to October 10 this y�ar, I asked him to send a letter to the City coniirming � the fact that they would not allow tiie City to submit their assessment material and tax material ! after October 10, 1975. " � P�irs. Christensen also raised the question, °can we � research other formulas in assessing sewer projects? ° � ivTayor Searles replied that in the future the City would be very receptive in receiving suggestions � for other formula computations, • . Welsh moved, Butler seconded, that Resolution RESOLUTION #638 #638, A Resolution Adopting Asses�m�nt, 73-1 Adopting Assessment� • Project, be adopted. f�Iotion, Ayes (�!�) - Nays (0) . 73-1 Project • The i2ayor announced that the City Co��?ncii will SPECIAL P�ZEETING Dr.s�". r meet Thursday, Ocotber 2, 19 75 at 7 a 3'� P.r2, to adopt the 1976 Budget and act on othP.r City � buSiness that is at hand. � Nq �epresentati've was present for the Park • Cqmmission. � No �epr�s�ntative c�as p��sent for the Human � Rigl�ts+ �om�tnission.